Lethal Bizzle (also known as Lethal B ) (born Maxwell Ansah , 14 September 1982, Walthamstow, East London, England) is an English rapper of Ghanaian descent. In December 2004, he released the single "Pow (Forward)", also known as "Forward Riddim", [1] which was banned from airplay by some mainstream radio stations. [2] It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 11 in its first week on the chart in 2005, [3] and it reached number one on the UK Dance Chart. He won a MOBO for "Pow (Forward)" as 'best single', and was nominated at the same awards as 'best newcomer'.

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Career

Earlier he was a part of the group More Fire Crew. In 2002, their track "Oi blud!" reached the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart. ^[4] In early July 2005, Lethal Bizzle appeared on stage at the final Live 8 concert in Edinburgh. ^[5] He was a part of the NME Rock N Roll Riot Tour 2007, which took place during September and October, along with The Wombats, and headliners The Enemy.

He was number five in the NME Cool list 2007/2008 beating Amy Winehouse Pete Doherty and Alex Turner

Lethal Bizzle was signed to V2 Records, on which he released the album, Against All Oddz , in August 2005. The first single from it, entitled "Uh Oh! (I'm Back)", was released in the same month. He released a song with Twista, Gappy Ranks and the Kray Twinz called "What We Do", which reached 23.

He is known for his rap rivalry with Roll Deep Crew founder Wiley However, in the final track, "Til Next Time", on his album, Against All Oddz , Lethal Bizzle calls for an end to this rivalry. In Wiley's new album, Da 2nd Phaze , Wiley has added More Fire Crew's hit "Oi!" as a bonus track, as a sign showing that their feud is finished.

Bizzle has his second album titled, Back To Bizznizz , released on V2 Records. The first double A-side single "Bizzle Bizzle" (produced by Bizzle) and "Babylon's Burning The Ghetto" (produced by Akira The Don) was released on 16 July 2007.

He will also be releasing a mix tape titled Greatest Hits Vol. Dount . Lethal Bizzle's new group, Fire Camp, are going to release their debut album sometime in the summer. Fire Camp are documented on the television programme Lethal B TV on Channel U TV.

He has also recently featured on the Print Is Dead Vol 1 album by Newcastle five-piece band yourcodenameis:milo, along with various other artists. Lethal Bizzle recorded a song entitled "I Got a .45", which samples "Don't Mug Yourself" by The Streets.

He performed with Pete Doherty and Kate Moss at the Hackney Empire for "An Evening With Pete Doherty" and again at Glastonbury Festival 2007. As a result of this, Babyshambles featured on Back To Bizznizz .

On 16 March 2007 (dubbed Red Nose Day by the Comic Relief) he was briefly featured as a live musical guest on the Top Gear special for Comic Relief entitled Top Gear of the Pops .

On 28 September 2007 Bizzle teamed up with the UK hardcore punk band, Gallows to perform a cover on T4's Transmission programme from Cambridge. Bizzle and Gallows performed The Ruts "Staring At The Rude Boys".

In June 2008, Bizzle performed at the Download Festival at Donington Park. In July he performed at the Kendal Music Festival, and at the Reading and Leeds Festivals. He also performed at the Royal Albert Hall for the Orange Rockcorps Campaign 2008 with Busta Rhymes, Ludacris, John Legend and Feeder.

On 25 February 2009 the first single, "Go Hard" featuring Donaeo, from Bizzle's forthcoming third album, was debuted on Kiss 100.

He played the NME stage at Reading Festival and Leeds Festival in August 2009.

Discography

Singles

Non-album singles

• "Pow (Forward)" (2004) UK #11 ^[6]
• "I Got a .45" (2006)
• "Go Hard (feat. Donaeo) (2009)

From Against All Oddz

• "Uh Oh (I'm Back)" (2005) UK #47
• "Fire" (2005) UK #34
• "What We Do" (2005) UK #23 (Kray Twinz featuring Twista, Lethal B & Gappy Ranks)
• "Mind Your Head" (2006) (limited edition 7" vinyl single)

From Back to Bizznizz

• "Mr." (2007)
• "Bizzle Bizzle" / "Babylon Burning The Ghetto" (2007) UK #30
• "Police on My Back" (2007) UK #37

Albums

• Against All Oddz (2005)
• Back To Bizznizz (2007)

Mixs C.D's

• Da Bizzle Mixtape
• SKvibemakers Presents The Best Of The Bizzle

References

1. Biography by Cyril Cordor
2. Cashcowrecords.co.uk
3. British Hit Singles & Albums
4. British Hit Singles & Albums
5. Live 8
6. Jhme.co.uk